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Maman(s)
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Directed by	Maïmouna Doucouré
Produced by	Zangro
Starring	Sokhna Diallo Eriq Ebouaney Maïmouna Gueye
Production companies	Bien ou Bien Productions France 3 National
Release date	26 August 2015 (2015-08-26) (Sundance)
Running time	20 minutes
Country	France
Languages	French Wolof

Maman(s) (lit. 'Mom(s)/Mother(s)') is a 2015 French short drama film written and directed by Maïmouna Doucouré. The film stars Sokhna Diallo, Eriq Ebouaney and Maïmouna Gueye in the lead roles. The film's plot centers on Aida, an eight-year-old girl, who is adjusting to the introduction of her father's second wife. The film was inspired by director Maïmouna Doucouré's own experiences with polygamy as a young child. The film was premiered at several international film festivals including the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, 2016 Sundance Film Festival and 2017 César Awards. The film jointly won the César Award for Best Short Film at the 42nd César Awards in February 2017 along with Alice Diop's directorial Towards Tenderness (Vers la tendresse).

Synopsis

An 8-year-old girl Aïda (Sokhna Diallo) lives in an apartment with her mother Mariam (Maïmouna Gueye) in the Parisian suburb and her whole family is overwhelmed and eagerly awaiting when her father comes back from Senegal. Suddenly her father Alioune (Eriq Ebouaney) gives a stunning shock when he returns to France from Senegal with his second wife Rama (Mareme N'Diaye). The little girl Aïda and her mother are frustrated with the entrance of a woman and Aïda desperately wants to get rid of her.

Cast

• Sokhna Diallo as Aïda
• Eriq Ebouaney as Alioune
• Maïmouna Gueye as Mariam
• Mareme N'Diaye as Rama
• Azize Diabaté Abdoulaye
• Maïssa Toumoutou as Bébé
• Aïda Diallo as Bintou
• Khemissa Zarouel as Nora

Release and reception

Maman(s) selected and premiered in over 200 film festivals and also won around 60 awards in several international film festivals praising the screenplay of the film. The film was premiered on 26 August 2015 at the 2015 TIFF Festival and also received the Short Cuts Award for Best Short Film. The film was also screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016, and won the Short Film Jury Prize for International Fiction. The jury panel noted the complex nature of polygamy, and the human conflict that arises which is portrayed in the film.

In December 2016, the film was also screened at the Calcutta International Cult Film Festival in India and was nominated as one of the recipients of the Outstanding Achievement Award.

Awards and nominations

References

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External links

• Maman(s) at IMDb

• 2015 films
• French drama short films
• 2010s French-language films
• Wolof-language films
• 2015 short films
• Films about immigration
• 2015 drama films
• Films directed by Maïmouna Doucouré
• 2015 multilingual films
• French multilingual films
• 2010s French films
• Best Short Film César Award winners